XML::LibXML::Reader Can't Find Method. libxml2 anyone?

I need to use Perl module XML::LibXML::Reader [1]. My web host has it installed. However, when I simply invoke it to create a new object, I get an error message from within the module: Can't locate object method "_newForString" via package "XML::LibXML::Reader" at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8 /i686-linux/XML/